torch lily

English

Noun

torch lily (plural torch lilies)

1. A tritoma; a red-hot poker plant.
   • 1910, William Tyler Miller, Garden & Home Builder, page 368:

     Less than ten years ago the torch lily was considered solely an autumn flower, but great improvements have been made by the Dutch hybridizers, and there is now a longer-blooming variety known as Pfitzerii, […]

   • 2010 December 28, Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens Perennial Gardening, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 269:

     Torch Lily (Kniphofia) Set off floral fireworks with torch lily's towering spikes.

   • 2015 January 22, Ruth Rogers Clausen, Thomas Christopher, Essential Perennials: The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home Garden, Timber Press, →ISBN, page 240:

     Deciduous or evergreen, especially in mild climates, torch lilies are tough and long lasting.